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Does a Canon 5D Mark II Make You a Cinematographer?

Gail Mooney, who will be speaking at our upcoming HDSLR Expo, asks the question on her blog; “Does a Canon 5D Mark II Make you a Cinematographer?”

I think many times still photographers overlook the fact that there is a lot more to a large scale production than just the shoot and the camera. And most of the time it goes way beyond the capabilities and role of the individual photographer who is used to working in a solo manner as opposed to collaboratio

This is a good read and definitely something that needs to be said from time to time. Photographers tend to work solo and do everything from sales and bookkeeping to being their own tech and handling post

HDSLR Expo Twitter Contest Has a Winner

We have a winner in the PhotoCine News Expo HDSLR Twitter Contest featuring a Redrock Micro RunningMan Rig and a Carl Zeiss 50mm lens. The winner is Milan Ovecka from Cambridge England.

Stay tuned for more giveaways and top stories about micro production and HDSLR filmmaking and don’t miss the PhotoCine Expo September 25th and 26th at the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood CA. We have an amazing line up of filmmakers including Shane Hurlbut ASC, Rodney Charters ASC, SNL DP Alex Buono, Liam Finn and Vincent Laforet. Gail Mooney will be talking about her recent self funded HDSLR documentary that took her around the world in 90 days and Nikon shooter Ami Vitale will be showcasing her motion work from exotic locals on the beautiful big screen at the Los Angeles Film School’s main theater. You also don’t want to miss a panel presentation from breakout filmmakers working guerilla style with visual effects.

Adobe will be presenting DSLR Filmmaking Workflow for Premiere along side breakout workshops about the mechanics of filmmaking, green screen production, and low budget special effects. Top post production specialists like Bob Sliga, the creator of Apple Color Looks, will be leading workshops along with Lynda.com instructor Frank Rohmer and teachers from DVCreators.net who run video training sessions at Macworld and NAB. Also in The Post Production Training Hall, CreativeCow will be presenting “From Still To Motion” co-author Richard Harrington for workshops and a book signing.

On the development side, we have Roberta Munroe teaching how not to make a short film based on her book of the same name about her experience as the short film programmer for Sundance. Author Jon Reiss will be telling the HDSLR filmmaking crowd how to think outside the box office using social networking to help distribute films. The Bui Brothers will be sharing their secrets for making money on the web with viral video production.

The great speakers and content will be joined by the manufacturers who make the HDSLR gear being used by these professionals. Expect to get your hands on hardware you read about on blogs like this and to see brand new gear that has never been shown anywhere else.

PhotoCine Expo is the only event of it’s kind with a laser focus on HDSLR filmmaking techniques and equipment. It will be the most talked about HDSLR event of the year.

Journey’s of a Hybrid Look Back at first 70 days of Documentary

Gail Mooney has put up a look at what worked and what hasn’t for the first 70 days of her 99 day around the world documentary.

So as I go over the gear that I brought on my first leg with lessons learned in my head and prepare for the next stint, I’ll share my thoughts with you:

One of the entries stood out for me because I’ve been interested in GoPro since NAB:

I want to get more attachments for my GoPro Hero Cam because there are so many ways to use this camera – it’s amazing and I’m having a ball thinking of all the possibilities in how I can use it. The Hero cam will always be part of my gear kit.

I’ve asked Gail to speak at the PhotoCineNews Expo in September so stay tuned about the details. Until then, read the whole article and follow Gail and her daughter Kelly’s exploits here.

Journey’s of a Hybrid – Hard Part about working with DSLRs

Gail Mooney is two months into her self funded documentary project that has taken her and her daughter around the globe. She’s been posting frequent updates and tips for photographer filmmakers about everything from which airports to avoid to what gear to take with you. Her latest update questions the HDSLR only approach to unscripted documentary work:

After two solid months of intensive shooting a documentary – shooting both stills and video with two DSLR cameras, the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D, I can honestly say working with these hybrids is not easy. And it certainly isn’t fast, especially if you are working in a small crew as we are.

Read the rest of her article for the details and be sure to follow her exploits on PCN.

Journey’s of a Hybrid – 10 Biggest HDSLR Video Mistakes

Gail Mooney continues blogging about her HDSLR experiences while traveling around the world with her daughter Kelly. This time, she takes what she has learned on the road and creates a top ten list of mistakes made when shooting with HDSLR cameras.

I’ve been shooting video with traditional video cameras for the last 11 years so I wasn’t in the dark as to how to shoot motion. But I’m not ashamed to say that I’ve made my share of mistakes with these hybrids.

Be sure to read her article and avoid similar pitfalls.

Journeys of a Hybrid Gear Update

A lot of PCN readers checked out Gail Mooney’s blog post about the gear she would be taking on her round the world trip with her daughter. She is now half way through her three month adventure and is reflecting on those choices from the field.

I received quite a few comments – publicly posted and otherwise and many people remarked that I was taking too much. . . .The main verdict is – my hunches were pretty much on target and I didn’t over pack. Sure it’s a lot to carry – but there are two of us and it all fits into two medium sized photo backpacks.

Journey’s of a Hybrid DSLR Kit Contents

Gail Mooney and her daughter Kelly are about to embark on a 3 month, round the world trip shooting stills and video for a project called Opening Our Eyes. From their About page:

We are two people – a mother and a daughter – embarking on a journey around the world to document and film the stories of individuals – ordinary people who are following their own dreams, passions and ambitions and doing extraordinary things.

Our goal is to film 7 stories on 7 continents. Each of the films will stand alone as an online video as well as be a part of a full length documentary. We will use technology, web 2.0 and social media to share these stories and open the eyes of others to what they can do to “make a difference”.

Gail has been writing articles and documenting her experiences shooting video with HDSLRs on her site, Journey’s of a Hybrid, and now she is sharing her well researched gear list.

Update: I was reading more about Gail’s Journey on her blog and came across this video which goes into a little more detail about the gear she is taking with her.

Copyright for Video and Social Distribution

Gail Mooney published a thought provoking article about copyright and video on her Journeys of a Hybrid blog.

Generally speaking the end client or video production company holds the copyright to the finished production. This is why I made a conscious decision when I got into video many years ago, to position myself as a producer and not “just” a content provider. I wanted to maintain creative control and ownership of my projects.

I agree with Gail when she says that it seems the only ones benefitting from strong copyright protections are the publishers. They strip the rights away from the creator with draconian contracts and then lobby congress to extend the period of protected corporate ownership:

The Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) of 1998 extended copyright terms in the United States for works of corporate authorship to 120 years after creation or 95 years after publication – summarized from Wikipedia

I think that just like the music industry and the movie business have been forced to adopt new ways of thinking, digital image creators will soon have to follow. While at NAB I sat in on a lecture from my favorite futurist, Ray Kurzweil.

Gail Mooney Covers Platypus Workshop at NAB 2010

It was around 1:30PM when I walked into the room. People were dropping like flies – some threw their hands up and just couldn’t take it anymore – some cried and some even fainted. It was the second to the last day of the Platypus Workshop and the students were struggling to finish their final projects for the 2 o’clock deadline. Some had been up all night, working non-stop, no food, no daylight and no break from technology. And this was after a full day of shooting, not to mention being in Las Vegas for a week, which is enough to drive anybody crazy. This is why they call it boot camp.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since I experienced that same pain when I attended the 2nd Platypus Workshop in Norman, Oklahoma. A lot has changed in the video world in those 10 years. Back then we were taught on traditional video cameras – the Canon Xl1 if I remember correctly, and we edited with Final Cut Pro 1. This class was shooting with the Canon 7D DSLR camera and editing on Final Cut Pro 7. I was curious to see if and how the new tools played a part in how the participants created and delivered their stories.

ASMP Motion/Video Committee

I was going through my morning RSS feeds and I came across this interesting article from Gail Mooney, who PCN recently covered. The article itself is a good read about why photographers need to shoot video told via Gail’s journey and focused through the lens of a psychic (you should read the article). The part that really got my attention was about how active the ASMP has been in the PhotoCine space:

I sit on the National Board of ASMP and we recognize this changing paradigm. In fact that is exactly how I came to be involved with the Board of ASMP. I was asked to run for the Board because of my video experience. It’s been a year since I’ve been on the board and in that time I have set up a motion/video committee with the intention of gathering and sharing information about video production. So far, through the efforts of the committee an online resource for video was developed and has been uploaded to the ASMP website.

I followed the link to check out what the ASMP is offering and it is definitely worth a look. Check out the “Getting Started” section that includes the following Q&A: